On January 25, German Ambassador to Georgia Hubert Knirsch visited Marneuli, the Georgian city of the region of Kvemo Kartli in which the Azerbaijani community compactly lives. During the visit organized through the mediation of the region coordinator for protection of civil society Samira Bayramova, German diplomat held the meeting
Turkey wants to become energetically independent with the help of its “little brother”
Being Turkey’s top gas supplier signals that Azerbaijan is gradually becoming a “tool” in Turkey’s geopolitical manoeuvres for imposing competition on Russia and weakening Moscow’s positions on the gas market. Azerbaijan has become Turkey’s major gas supplier and this could have major geopolitical ramifications for the region. But it also
Survey: Georgian residents appreciate their relationship with Azerbaijan
In Georgia, 68% of respondents believe that the country has good relations with Azerbaijan, stated in a public opinion poll held by US International Republican Institute (IRI). According to the local bureau of Report, 13% of them rated Georgia’s relations with the country neither good nor bad, and 14% assesed as bad, while
Peter Tase: Open Society Foundations’ headquarters in Armenia – real political risk for Caucasus region
Open Society Foundations are a menace to European nations and encourage governments to operate in secrecy, violate human rights and conduct public spending outside of the public eyes, Peter M. Tase, the US expert on European and Latin American Politics, told Trend. Tase noted that Open Society Foundations established by
Education of Azeri native language speakers in Georgia continues
The center for integration of Georgian ethnic Azerbaijanis continues to work in Marneuli town. It has judo and acrobatics sections, as well as free tax courses in Georgian and English and the history of Georgia and Azerbaijan. The project is supported by the Azerbaijani Diaspora Committee. Two years ago a
People in Kvemo Kartli want piece between Georgia and Russia
According to the political party “Alliance of patriots of Georgia” survey that was initiated in December in 2019 there were 211 thousand people who had been questioning about the political future of Georgia. 160.4 thousand out of them agreed to support restoration of relations with Russia. They also would rather